Marijuana Use Linked To Better Adherence In Psychosis

by Ket Patel | Nov 20, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Psychosis

First-episode psychosis patients who continue to use marijuana after beginning treatment are more likely to adhere to their medication regimen than are cannabis users who quit. But continued users also are more likely to have increased levels of symptoms after...

Survival After In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Has Improved Substantially

by Ket Patel | Nov 19, 2012 | Latest Articles

Patient survival after in-hospital cardiac arrest improved substantially in recent years, according to a report from a large registry published online Nov. 15 in the New England Journal of Medicine. Moreover, the rate of clinically significant neurologic disability...

Zolpidem Linked To Higher Inpatient Fall Rates

by Ket Patel | Nov 19, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Sleep Disorders

Administration of zolpidem in hospital patients is associated with a significantly higher risk of falls according to a Mayo Clinic study published Nov. 19 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. After accounting for a large range of confounders, the researchers found...

RAISE: Early Intervention In Schizophrenia Put To The Test

by Ket Patel | Nov 17, 2012 | All Articles For Psychiatry, Schizophrenia

The National Institute of Mental Health is putting its research and clinical muscle into determining whether early intervention in schizophrenia can improve outcomes later in life. The Recovery After an Initial Schizophrenia Episode (RAISE) program, a research project...

Depressed RA Patients More Likely To Die, Especially Men

by Ket Patel | Nov 14, 2012 | Psychiatry TV

Men with rheumatoid arthritis who have depression or depressive symptoms were significantly more likely to die compared with RA patients who were not depressed, according to data from a longitudinal cohort study of 530 patients. The findings were presented at the...